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I’m sorry for your loss. I’m not sure the cyst on her earlobe, or the rash on her head in back of the comb had anything to do with her death. It could be something related to a reproductive disorder. If you still have the body, you could send it into your state vet for a necropsy. Some people do...

Is that blistering on the earlobe lump? That is a common area for an ear infection to be located. The crater like appearance also can sometimes be from type of skin cancer. Can you see anything inside of her ear canal if you use a Q Tip to swab it out?

Could she be sticking her head through chicken wire where it might be scraping her neck? You could apply some Betadine or Neosporin ointment to her neck. Ascites is eventually a fatal condition, usually caused by egg yolk peritonitis, salpingitis, cancer, or fatty liver disease. Sorry for your loss.

That might be from pecking or a rooster hold ing onto her during mating. I don’t see anything that looks like fowl pox. I would just place the grit out for her to take as she needs it, but not mix it with her feed. Can you check her crop first thing in the morning to see if her crop has emptied...

This is a common type of problem in older hens who have reproductive disorders. The pressure of internal laying or ascites can slow the digestion, resulting in a slow to empty crop, and later an impacted or sour crop. Is she losing weight, and does she have any enlargement of her lower belly...